Buchanan-Droke Hall opened as a residence hall in 1954. The original men’s dormitory Buchanan Hall opened in 1888 and was torn down in 1937 at which time a new Buchanan Hall was approved to be built. The current dormitory was named for John Lee...

Buchanan Hall opened as a men’s dormitory in 1888 and was torn down in 1937 at which time a new Buchanan Hall was approved to be built. The original dormitory was named for John Lee Buchanan and the current residence Hall Buchanan-Droke was named...

John Lee Buchanan was President of the University of Arkansas from 1894-1902. The current Buchanan-Droke Hall is partially named for him. There was a previous men’s dormitory named Buchanan Hall built in 1888 and torn down in 1937.